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2009.10.2.052 · Item · [between 1923 and 1925]
Part of Fred Jeffery Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a row of small buildings constructed of lumber. These deserted buildings may be located in or near the Red Bluff Indian Reserve 88 of the Nisga'a People. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Indian village of Red Bluff, deserted".

Deserted wharf, Nanoose Bay
2013.6.36.1.055.23 · Item · [16 May 1970]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a deserted wharf and the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway, located in the foreground. It had its trackage and ties removed recently. Davies believed it to be a private wharf and railway for the Hartsville Coal Mine that operated in 1920-1941.

Deserted wharf, Nanoose Bay
2013.6.36.1.055.25 · Item · [16 May 1970]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an abandoned 3-track wharf leading to a north running connection with the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. It connected on mile 85. The trackage beyond the wharf had recently been remove while the wharf itself had not been evidently been used for many years.

2000.1.1.3.14.01 · Item · 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts two pick hammers laid in asbestos fibre. Annotations on note glued to recto of photograph: "ASBESTOS"; "Detail view of asbestos talus. Early test pit near top of showing. Western slope." Areas of image have been labeled "A" and "B". Photo caption under printed copy of image in 1952 Annual Report: "A - Asbestos fibre partially opened by frost action. B - Serpentine rock originally containing the asbestos fibre."

Dick and Shorty Haynes
2004.1.2.2.40 · Item · ca. 1931
Part of Phipps-Mackenzie Collection

Caption: Dick, Shorty Haynes (6'4"). Trappers' lean-to, McGregor River, tributary to the Fraser [River]. Item is a photograph of "Shorty" Haynes in snow shoes and carrying a pack sack looking at a trappers' lean-to while pack dog "Dick" looks on.

2012.13.1.87.065 · Item · [between 1975 and 1995]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an old house for sale surrounded by overgrown bushes in Upper Fraser, B.C. Map coordinates 54°07'15.0"N 121°57'02.0"W

Dining Lounge
2012.13.1.6.280 · Item · [198-?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an old building with a sign labelling it as a "Dining Lounge," it is possibly in Prince Rupert, B.C.

Directors at House 130
2000.1.1.4.3.09 · Item · [ca. 1960]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts group of nine men standing on lawn in front of building known as "House 130" or "Director's Lodge". Left to right: Andre Beguin, unknown, Charles Rainforth Elliot, Jack Christian, W. Harold Connell, Plato Malezemoff (from Newmont Mining), Tam Zimmermann, Ken A. Creery, Fred Martin Connell. Daffodils and tulips planted in foreground, trees and mountains in background. Most men featured in photo are believed to be members of Cassiar's Board of Directors; Beguin was a General Superintendent.

Directors at House 130
2000.1.1.4.3.08 · Item · [ca. 1960]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts group of eight men standing on lawn in front of building known as "House 130" or "Director's Lodge" (see item 2000.1.1.3.19.88). Left to right: Nick Gritzuk, Charles Rainforth Elliot, Jack Christian, W. Harold Connell, Plato Malezemoff (from Newmont Mining), Tam Zimmermann, Ken A. Creery, Fred Martin Connell. Daffodils and tulips planted in foreground, trees and mountains in background. Most men featured in photo are believed to be members of Cassiar's Board of Directors.

2000.1.1.4.3.12 · Item · [ca. 1960]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts group of eight men standing on lawn in front of building known as "House 130" or "Director's Lodge". Left to right: Nick Gritzuk, Charles Rainforth Elliot, Jack Christian, W. Harold Connell, Plato Malezemoff (from Newmont Mining), Tam Zimmermann, Ken A. Creery, Fred Martin Connell. Elliot appears to be comparing height with Gritzuk. Trees and mountains in background. Most men featured in photo are believed to be members of Cassiar's Board of Directors.